Babri masjid was demolished due to conducive environment in Kalyan Singh government: Pejawar Swamiji
Udupi, November 23: “Then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao had told me that hundreds of people would have died if the action was taken against them during Babri Masjid demolition, due to which the government did not take any action. In the same way, then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh had also helped the drive. As a result, the Babri Masjid demolition was continued unabated”, said Vishvesha Tirtha Swamiji of Pejawar Mutt.
Felicitating the Kara Sevaks who had participated in the Babri Masjid demolition at Ayodhya, organized prior to the Janaagraha convention by the VHP urging the central government to present a Bill in the Parliament for the construction of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, on the Sri Krishna Mutt premises here on Friday, the swamiji said that “I have not agreed to demolish the Babri Masjid forcefully. Since the government was informed in writing, we did not have the intention of demolishing the Masjid. But the kara sevaks had violated the resolution and attacked the Masjid. Demolition was appropriate action. But we have failed to meet out words which is not right”, he said.
Though he had appealed the people not to demolish the Masjid, none of the Kara Sevaks listened to his words. His efforts went in vain before the enthusiasm of the people. He was a mute spectator while demolishing the Masjid. He had not gone to demolish the Masjid. But finally, he had realized that there was a Mandir, the Swamiji said.
Senior Kara Sevaks were felicitated on the occasion. RSS leader Somashekar Bhat, Bajrang Dal district convener Dinesh Mendon were present. Bajrang Dal South region convener Sunil K.R delivered keynote address, while VHP district secretary Pramod Shetty welcomed and city unit president Santhosh Suvarna Bolje proposed vote of thanks. Bhagyashri Aithal compared the programme.
Moily did not try to arrest me
“There is no reason for the Muslims to feel sad in the Babri Masjid demolition issue, because, there were clear proofs on Mandir in place of Masjid. Attempts were made to arrest me for giving a statement about it. I was also prepared to be arrested. But then Chief Minister M. Veerappa Moily did not take risk to arrest me”, said the swamiji.
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Catholic Bishops' body slams Bhagwat's remarks
New Delhi: The Catholic Bishops' Conference of India on Thursday slammed RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat for his reported remark that Pranab Mukherjee, when he was President, had said tribals would turn "anti-national" if there is no "ghar wapsi"Catholic Bishops.'
In a statement issued here, CBCI, a body of Catholic Bishops, referred to reports which said Bhagwat, at an event on Monday, claimed that Mukherjee, while he was President had appreciated ghar wapsi and told him that had it not been for the Sangh's work on reconversion, a section of Adivasis would have turned "anti-national".The CBCI called the report "shocking".
"Fabricated personal conversation being attributed to a former president of India and its posthumous publication with the vested interest of an organization with questionable credibility raises a grave issue of national importance," the CBCI claimed.
"Is it not the violent ghar wapsi program of VHP and other similar organizations, curtailing the exercise of freedom of conscience of economically deprived tribals, the real anti-national activity?" it asked.
'Ghar wapsi' is a term used by the RSS and affiliated organisations to refer to reconversion of Muslims and Christians to Hinduism, based on the belief that they were originally Hindus before converting to other religions.
The CBCI also questioned why Bhagwat did not speak about it while Mukherjee was alive.
"We, the 2.3 percent of Indian citizens who are Christians feel extremely hurt by such manipulated and motivated propaganda unleashed," it said.
In a post on X following the statement issued by CBCI, Trinamool Congress leader Derek O'Brien said, "Speak up. This is a start!"
"Bishops body have issued a statement condemning remarks made by Dr Mohan Bhagwat and RSS for defaming the Christian community," he said.
O'Brien added that they should ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi more questions, including why Christmas Day has been turned into "Good Governance Day".
The TMC leader, in a blogpost earlier this month, had said "hard questions" must be asked to the government with regards to the Christian community, including why the FCRA has been 'weaponised', and why has Manipur been 'ignored'.
